# Enter safe mode issue
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [March 16, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311 "2017-03-16T21:43:49Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
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### Author:  [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2017, 9:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/1 "2017-03-16T21:43:49Z")
I noticed it yesterday on my forum (1.8.0 beta 5) but Meta and Try have the same issue (see the gif, please)
tested with Firefox and Chrome.
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2017, 9:44pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/2 "2017-03-16T21:44:53Z")
A [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) that disables nothing isn’t a [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) it’s the normal site.
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### Author:  [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2017, 9:52pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/3 "2017-03-16T21:52:53Z")
Yes, but it doesn’t work in my site too [https://forum.adunanza.net](https://forum.adunanza.net) (and I have third party plugins and customizations).
I’ve tried with another forum, [https://iunctis.fr](https://iunctis.fr) (beta 7) and I know @Steven use third party plugins and personal customizations.
Same results, [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true) don’t “enter”
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2017, 9:57pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/4 "2017-03-16T21:57:01Z")
Why you unchecked all boxes?
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### Author:  [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/5 "2017-03-16T22:04:41Z")
> [@Falco](#):
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> Why you unchecked all boxes?
I should not do it? 🤔
Sorry I don’t understand.
For what I remember when I tried it in the past I unchecked all the 3 boxes without problems. (ver. 1.7.0).
Something is change in ver. 1.8.0 relative to [safe mode](https://meta.discourse.org/t/53504?silent=true)?
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/6 "2017-03-16T22:05:20Z")
Do you feel this is a bug @sam?
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### Author:  [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/7 "2017-03-16T22:09:26Z")
> [@Trash](#):
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> I should not do it? 🤔
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> Sorry I don’t understand.
Every check box disables one thing. Example: If you **check** only the last it will disable all plugins.
If no box is checked, there is nothing to disable.
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### Author:  [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2017, 10:13pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/8 "2017-03-16T22:13:49Z")
OMG, I feel so stupid, you’re right. I don’t know why I want to uncheck the boxes instead click only the button.
😳
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/9 "2017-03-16T22:15:40Z")
I still think this is a flaw in the UI. It’s causing support requests, and it’s not the first time I’ve seen it mentioned..
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### Author:  [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/10 "2017-03-16T22:26:06Z")
I don’t know what I was thinking…but, yes, it can be unclear.
I think if users must **add** the flags to disable somenthing is more simple to understand.
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2017, 10:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/11 "2017-03-16T22:29:13Z")
Perhaps simple inversion here is best, I agree with @trash – that would be fairly easy @sam?
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### Author:  [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2017, 11:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/12 "2017-03-16T23:15:35Z")
Alternatively or in addition to, if the button were disabled unless at least one was checked I think it would be near impossible for anyone to not understand.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [March 17, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/14 "2017-03-17T01:13:54Z")
Simplest fix here imo is an error screen if nothing is selected explaining what this means. Not selecting anything (or selecting everything if we invert) is an error condition, so I will just add handling for it.
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### Author:  [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)
#### Post date: [November 13, 2017, 5:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/15 "2017-11-13T05:00:18Z")
I think this will have to do for now
[https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/dfe9f70747791bc1d0e211f2d483d3d42ac2d3d2](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/commit/dfe9f70747791bc1d0e211f2d483d3d42ac2d3d2)
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### Author:  [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)
#### Post date: [November 15, 2017, 2:00am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/enter-safe-mode-issue/59311/16 "2017-11-15T02:00:07Z")
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